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STRAP FITTING
Unique ID: WILT-9FE41B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy medieval rectangular strap loop with separate internal rivet. The strap loop has a D shaped bar opposite the internal rivet which has a concave reverse. The adjacent frame is narrowed on either side. The rivet is missing.
The strap fitting is 13.2mm in length, 15.6mm wide, 3.65mm thick and weighs 1.49 grams.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 13.2 mm
Width: 15.6 mm
Thickness: 3.65 mm
Weight: 1.49 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4824
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Colerne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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